Lots of Socks campaign

Mrs Taryn Fisher and Mrs Janine Crookes with Year 6 student, Griff Steven.
Mrs Taryn Fisher and Ms Janine Crookes with Year 6 student, Griff Steven.

By Mrs Taryn Fisher, Junior School Teacher

World Down Syndrome Day, held annually on 21 March, is a global awareness day that has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012. Because many of our students dressed up in cultural dress or orange for Harmony Day last Friday, the Year 5 and 6 students came to school today in their brightest, boldest and craziest socks to raise awareness about Down syndrome.

The Lots of Socks campaign was launched to get people talking, and the goal is to help people understand and support those with Down syndrome better. This fun and colourful initiative is a simple but powerful way to start conversations about inclusion, acceptance and celebrating the diversity of people around us.

World Down Syndrome Day holds a special place in our hearts here in the Year 5 and 6 community, and we celebrate the strength, uniqueness and value of every individual.

If you missed the interview with Mrs Alison Steven, Acting Assistant Principal Teaching and Learning about her son Griff, a Year 6 Radford student with Down syndrome, you can read it here.

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